Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde once said, “Moderation is a fatal thing, nothing succeeds like excess”, and perhaps today, you can never have too much wealth, too many houses or too much edible gold in your food. As long as you have the money, our modern society will show you how to spend it! The 2023 Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4Matic+, to give it its full name, takes a regular EQS, if you can call it that, and gives it more power, sportier looks, and sharper handling – if you so desire that exce

At the media event by BMW Group Malaysia that saw the launch of the 2023 BMW 3 Series (G20) LCI, the company also announced the updated 2023 MINI Electric, now with panoramic sunroof, heated seats, as well as a new Nanuq White colour. Apart from the two additions, standard equipment remains as before with an 8.8-inch infotainment system that supports Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, while audio is channelled through the 12-Speaker 360-watt Harman Kardon Sound System. Other features include head-up di

Battery electric vehicles (EVs) are rather simple machines. With 100 times less components inside, it is a lot easier to build an EV than a regular internal combustion engine vehicle. Anyone with enough money can buy off-the-shelf batteries, infotainment, all the associated software, and contract a factory to build an EV. But craftsmen and artists will tell you that the easier a task, the easier it is to separate those who really know what they are doing from those who don’t. Confused? Step away

Progress. In simple terms, it means advancements that help make human lives easier, happier, or even longer. Having sampled the W223 Mercedes-Benz S580e, I realised the S-Class hasn’t made as much progress in the past decade as it did in the 90s. Granted, it’s modernised but as far as the luxury experience goes - the plush interior, cocooned feeling, and magic carpet ride quality can be had even in the W220 S-Class that debuted in 1998. In fact, most modern features in cars today were already av

The automotive world, as they say, is going electric as regulations around the world proceed to ban combustion engines. There are no talks of combustion engines being banned in Malaysia or the ASEAN region as of now, but there are incentives for electric vehicles (EV). From now until 31-December 2025, EVs are tax-free (though sales tax still applies to CBU EVs) which means value wise, they offer huge bang-for-the-buck. Also read: Tax-free EVs? MAA clarifies condition of Sales Tax exemption for E

Unveiled alongside the most environmentally friendly MINI ever, is the MINI John Cooper Works GP, a track-focused hot hatch. Only 10 units of the Oxford-assembled model, out of the 3,000 units worldwide, will be made available to the Malaysian market, priced at RM 377,470 (OTR without insurance and 50% SST) each – that's RM 75,000 more than a standard JCW 3 door hatch. Headline figures for the JCW GP is a reworked B48 2.0-litre 4-cylinder turbo petrol engine now pushing 306 PS and 450 Nm of torq